Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-29
UNDERSTOOD.

Goethe says that five do not possess what we do not understand" What troubles us most is that we do not possess a good many things that we do understand.-Boston Post. The original Gaily, known in song as "Gaity, the Troubadour," who ''strikes his guitar" is with the Spanish Troubadours to appear at Faranta's Theater.-New Orleans Picayune.
 At Bar Harbor.-Young gallant-s' Miss Mabel, why so pensives We have been sit l ting here gazing out upon the ocean for over an hour, and you've scarcely spoken word. J Miss Mabel-"Im lonesome, that's all."- Town Topics.
 s'Little boy" said a country minister, who was on his way to church, @what do you find you here fishing on the Sabbath dayp "He'd ask me wot luck was havin'," replied the boy.-New York Sun. "Oh, John!" said Mrs. Smith, tearfully, ''Ma has cut her thumb dreadfully, and the doctor says there's danger of lockjaw." "He needn't be afraid of that" replied Smith, sarcastically. "She'll never give it a chance to ock."-New York Sun. First stranger-Your face is strangely fa- miliar to me, sir. Have you strawberry mark on your left arm? Second stranger-No, sir; but I have 8 rope mark on my neck. First stranger-I knew I had seen that face before. I met you in Dakota.-New York Sun.
 He-stCharming youth, that young Bel lamy-such refined and cultivated intellect. When you think what he has risen from, | poor fellow, it really does him credit" She
 "Why, were his people-a-inferiaha" He ! stWell, yes His grandfather's an earl, and his uncle's bishop, and he himself is heir ! to an old baronetcy with 929, ,000 year."- London Punch.
 The wife of Dr. A, we'll known clergy
 man, went up to the pulpit after sermon he said: 'The wife of Dr. A, presumea' And she, with the confused idea that it might not be the Dr. A whom he knew,
 said: "Yes, one of them"-as if he were a Mormon.-Editor's Drawer, in Harper's Mag l azine for October.
 Omaha dame-'Pretty time of night for you to come home." Husband-''If you will | (hic) read the papers you will learn that Prof. Brooks (hic) new comet don't rise un- 1 til a.m." "Oh, yes, you have been look ] ing at the comet, of course" "Why shouldn't look at the comets Dye expect me to sink into an unastronomical ignora- mus just because (hic) got married, say?''- Omaha World.
 'tHere is letter for you, madam" The mistress took 1t and looked at it. s'It looks like bill. said she. 'Arrah' mo- madam, it can't be a bill. | Sure they don't send bills through the post office"
 "What makes you think that." "Well, madam, down at the postoffice see ! a sign, an it's got printed on it Post no | bills '"-San Francisco Chronicle. Didn't believe in it.-''Do you believe in | corporeal punishments'' asked an Arkansas
 school board of an applicant for position as | teacher of a rural school. ''Do b'lieve in
 whata' ''In corporeal punishment" "No,
 I don't" was the reply. II don't b'leeve in
 none O these fancy new kind O punishments. | Gimme keen willer gad, or good Timber ! hick'ry club, an you can go to grass with your corp'ral kind O punishments. "-Tid | Bits.
 Temporary nsanity.-Judge-"Yo at- tackled your victim in lonely spot" Ac- cused-''Well, you didn't expect me to go
 through him in the middle of crowded
 thoroughfare, did youa' 'sYou robbed him
 of everything he had except gold watch, which probably escaped your attention , 'sGreat Scott! Did he really wear watchs'
 "Re did'' "Then you want to turn me loose. , "Why soa" Because, if he had watch and I overlooked it must have been out of my mind. was not in reasonable condi tion. It's clear case of temporary insanity. Texas Siftings.